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Mashatu Classic Photo Safari with Isak 2026

13 June 2026 - 21 June 2026

USD $8 000,00 pps / USD $9 950,00 single

This webpage offers you a glimpse of the safari. For the full details of the safari with a day to day itinerary, full logistics, details of accommodation and a comprehensive list of what is included and excluded, please download the full brochure.

SAFARI OVERVIEW

  • Your Guide: Isak Pretorius
  • Group Size: Maximum 5 participants (Minimum 3 rooms required)
  • Recommended for: Experienced travellers that have visited Africa and are looking for something new.
  • Included in costs: No hidden costs, the quoted amount covers everything from arrival to departure including internal flights and transfers. See the brochure for more details.
  • The C4 Experience: This itinerary has been curated by our highly experienced team to maximise your photographic opportunity. Our guides are amongst the most acclaimed photographers in the photography world - guaranteeing you expertise, experience and service. We take care of every detail from the moment you arrive until the end of your safari. This trip takes you to the greatest show on earth.

Mashatu Game Reserve

Located on the eastern tip of Botswana, bordering South Africa and Zimbabwe, Mashatu is characterized by Woodland Savanna, wide-open plains, sacred Sandstone outcrops, and swampy vleis. This diversity of habitats supports the largest elephant population on private property in Botswana. Some 1,000 elephants call Mashatu home. Leopards stalk the Majali dry river, and Mashatu provides some of the best leopard viewing in Africa, often reclining in a huge Mashatu (Nyala berry) tree. Lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are also found on the reserve, along with an array of other species such as eland, wildebeest, zebra, impala, and bushbuck. Birders and bird photographers will not be disappointed, with over 360 species recorded. The overall photographic success rate is one of the highest we know of, with birdlife, predators, and large mammals all combining to keep your cameras very busy. There is a fantastic sunken photographic hide on the reserve, giving wildlife the opportunity to seek you out. This hide has produced sev

HIGHLIGHTS

Safari Highlights
  • Comfortable and stylish accommodation at both Tuli Safari Lodge and Mashatu Tented Camp (4 nights each).
  • C4 Photo Safaris specialist photo guides Isak Pretorius will accompany and guide you.
  • A night in the exclusive Lala Limpopo Sleep-out Hide.

Photography Highlights
  • Exclusive access to the Matebole and Lala Limpopo photographic hides for exceptional low-angle wildlife photography.
  • Overnight hide experience in the Lala Limpopo Sleep-out Hide—ideal for creative night and dawn photography.
  • Close-range photographic opportunities of elephants, predators, and birdlife in natural settings.
  • Beautiful plains areas interspersed with rocky outcrops.
  • Beautiful sandstone rock formations on the Limpopo River - excellent for landscapes.

Testimonials

What C4 Photo Safaris guests say

I would like to a quick note to say thank you for a great photographic safari. Shems photographic knowledge and willingness to share his skills with us made this trip well worth it. The sightings and the opportunities that were presented to us were spectacular, from the first game drive to the last drive.

Prakash Bhikha

An excellent destination to conduct a field workshop. At the current price I wont hesitate to join again.jpg experience and sightings will always be part of my memory. Thanks Shem for yet another few beautiful days out in nature!

Johann Mader

The course is highly recommended for anyone wanting to know how to achieve the most from their camera when it comes to wildlife photography. Mashatu is an excellent place to view wildlife in big open wide spaces.jpg tented camp is great and has wonderful and friendly staff and is a very relaxing place to spend time at.

Allan Elliot

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YOUR GUIDES

Isak Pretorius
13 June 2026 - 21 June 2026